Rockton-Roscoe News: Tuesday, Mar. 17, 2026
Voter's guide, election day
Today’s news
- Today is the primary election at a polling place near you, and we have everything you need for it. Since Illinois has “open primaries,” any registered voter can vote on either party's ballot, regardless who you plan to vote for in November.
Primary election at a polling place near you
Primary election is Tuesday, Mar. 17, 2026.
Rockton-Roscoe News Staff
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Today's events
General Primary Election
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 6 a.m. - 7 p.m., Winnebago County Clerk, Rockford IL
Rockton-Roscoe News Staff
Group Sound Bath at the Roscoe Township Community Center
Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 6:00 pm, Roscoe Township Community Center, 5462 Hononegah Rd Roscoe, IL 61073
Roscoe Township
50 North, Senior Activity Event: St. Patrick’s Day
Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 1-3 pm, Rockton Township Community Center, 302 Main St., Rockton IL 61072
Diana LaForge
Kinnikinnick School Board Meeting
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 7:00 pm, Kinnikinnick School Library, 5410 Pine Lane, Roscoe IL, 61073
Rockton-Roscoe News Staff
In case you missed it
Meet the candidates for Winnebago County District 7
The results of the Mar. 17 Republican primary will decide who will fill the seat in the November election.
Michael McGinnis
Illinois’s 90th District: meet the candidates
John Ping is challenging John Cabello for the Illinois General Assembly 90th District.
Michael McGinnis
Illinois’s 16th Congressional District: meet the candidates
Incumbent Darin LaHood is being challenged by two candidates, one Republican, one Democrat, in the 16th Congressional District.
Michael McGinnis
Illinois Senate 45th District: meet the candidates
Joshua Atkinson is running against Andrew Chesney on March 17 as a Republican write-in candidate for Illinois Senate 45th District.
Michael McGinnis
Sales tax referendum for Winnebago County schools to appear on primary ballot
Superintendents say the measure would lower property taxes.
Marianne Mueller
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